[blparent] children drowning in shallow water

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

Yes, this is so true in so many situations. I have done this type of thing a
lot, and though it means I don't get to socialize with other parents it does
mean I know where mykids are, and can actually share a lot of experiences
with them I wouldn't have gotten to share in the same way otherwise.  The
trick is knowing when it's all right to let kids have a little more freedom
and when to be that more protective parent and stay with them.  I have
sometimes found this to be a tough balance.  I'm very thankful for my
husband because he is a little more relaxed about this type of thing and
often helps me feel more secure with letting go a bit more in certain
situations.
Melissa

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 3:03 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] children drowning in shallow water

I do think sometimes being with sighted people can give us a false sense of
security.  I was at the sixth birthday party of my cousin's daughter last
summer, and it was at a water park.  I was sitting in a chair at the side of
the pool, but I got tired of asking people if they could see Sarah and
having them say no, not right off the bat, there's so many kids, and then
having my heart in my throat till they located her.  So I put on my suit and
got in the water, staying right with her.  I was exhausted by the end of the
day, but we had a great time.  Some of the parents asked why I got in, and I
just said I felt safer knowing right where Sarah was.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Sheila Leigland" <sleigland at bresnan.net>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 12:06 PM
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] children drowning in shallow water

> HI, WE WERE AT A FAMILY EVENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER KIDS AROUND HIS AGE 
> WERE THERE AND THE OTHER PARENTS GRANDMOTHERS UNCLES AND AUNTS WERE 
> THERE AND WE WERE ALL SITTING BY THE POOL IN CHARES. ANOTHER LESSON 
> LEARNED BY ME NEVER ASSUME THAT OTHERS EVEN FAMILY WILL WATCH YOUR 
> CHILD. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE WATER WITH HIM. bEING WITH SIGHTED 
> FOLKS NO MATTER HOW WELL MEANING, CAN GIVE ONE A FALSE SENSE OF 
> SECURITY. mY HUSBAND WAS AT HOME WORKING.
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